Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-20

until kllraln brought the round TO q close
by backsetting his opponent.
Round 17-Kilrain shot his left in on
the body and Smith clipped and fell.
THE FIRST KNOCK OUT.
Rourd 1S-Smith led with his left which
reached his opponents head, but was
smsrtly countered by Jake with terrific
swinging right handler on the jaw, send
ing Smith clean off his pins. This was the
first knock. down blow in the fight.
Rounds 19 and 20-Little progress was
made, both easing up, Smith showing
signs OF weakness.
Round 2l-Smith was evidently consid-
erably distressed and came up bit groggy.
Kilrain took advantage of this and aimed
q straight left-hander but Smith warded
off the blow and countered full on Kill
rains forehead.
The round closed by Kilrain falling
heavily on Smith. During the next sew
enteen rounds there was very little at
tempt at fighting. The rounds consisted
principally of wrestling. Kilrain evidently
having q wholesome~aread of Smiths
right
During this period, Smiths damaged
ear bore
A MOST UEsIGHTLY APPEARANCE,
being very badly bruised, while kllrain's
right eye WAS putting the shutters up last.
Round 39-Consideripg their previous
eXertiOns, both men were wonderfully
fresh. kilrain, eagar for business, popped
his left on Smiths body. This reused
Smith, and he aimed terrific LETT handler
at the Yankee, which the latter lodged.
Kirain dashed at his man and brought him
down with thud.
Rounds 40 to AZ Very little was done
save hugging. klTain going OSer TO
Smiths corner with the usual result,
throwing Smith and falling uppermost.
Round 43-Smith led of with his left,
but failed to reach. In return Kilrain
sent home stright one from the shoulder
in Smiths stomach Smith raped one on
Kilrain's head, when the latter closed with
him and again brought him down. Odds
Kere now
LAID ON KILRATN.
In the forty-titth round both were very
weak and seemed more inclined TO close
aud wrestle than to fight.
Kilrain hal all the best Of the fii;ieth
round. When Smith came round again
both were strong, both Smiths party
were growing very anxious. Up to the
ninetieth round Kilrain held the advan-
tage, and had knocked Smith down three
times, while Smith had only once succeed
ed in knocking Kirain down. One. hun
dred rounds had been fought in one' hour
and forty minutes. Both men, however,
kept
STRONG ON THEIR LEGS.
The light was now fast fading and the cold
was bitter. Smiths seconds repeatedly
urged that the time keepers could not see
their watches nor the referee see if foul
were committed.
Smith came up marvellorsly in the last
six rounds, but Kilrain was.always game,
cool and collected. In the lOGth and last
round both were fighting as quickly Rs at
the start, when Mr.. Atkinson ordered
an adjournment Of the contest until
the next day amid loud cheers, the
spectators being delighted with TIE pluck
shown by both men. Just here the fight
ing ceased, snow began TO fall. In SulIi-
vans opinion, tu-days fight WIS the games.
witnessed i'll many years between big ment
BEFORE TIE FIGHT.
Many patrcnsOf the turf left England for
France du,ins the last FEW h1'" hy df
ferent routes. On Friday, k,lrain. with
his trainer and few friends, crossed the
Channel by the Dover boat. kilrsin was
not recognized at any part of the journey,
probably owing to the change i'll his ap.
pearance which the shaving oil OF bis
heavy moustache created.
Smith, with his principal supporter, and
jim HOwes his trainer, crossed on Thurs
day. The sea on that day was exceed.
ingly rough aud Smith suffered severely
from stasicknesS. He was obliged 20 spend
the night in Calais and did not reach
ROucn until Friday. lie stopped at the
Hotel d. Albion in ROuen, while kilrain
had quarters at a hostelry not thirty yards
away.
Ga Saturday both men met and shook
hands. 1t was arranged that n steamer
should be ready opposite the hotel to day
to convey the whole party to the ground
selected for the fight. 1t was feared that
the secret had leaked out in France, and
that the gendarme5 might possibly inter
fere and prevent the meeting. Both men
were well and anxious to fight.
In London to day the betting was to
on Smith, with no takers.